The diploma thesis deals with the possibilities of sewerage and wastewater disposal in the recreational centre near Vřesovice. The purpose of the diploma thesis is the elaboration of variant solutions of sewerage, including the proposal of possibilities of wastewater treatment, economic evaluation of variants, their subsequent comparison and recommendation of the most suitable variant. The diploma thesis deals with the design of variants of wastewater treatment with subsequent discharge into surface waters. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of the individual variants of sewerage are summarized with a comparison of costs and subsequent recommendation of the variant.

Thesis (M. Sc. (Geography)) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / Great interests in the geographical dimensions of poverty, food security, natural resources such as land and water, and livelihoods have been motivated by global efforts of reducing poverty and food insecurity, as part of the millennium development agenda. The achievement of household food security is a major concern facing the world at large, including South Africa due to the lack of land and water resources availability and accessibility. The study aimed at evaluating the potential reuse of greywater to improve household food security in two villages of Fetakgomo Local Municipality. The objectives of the study were to establish background characteristics, determine household food accessibility and availability, assess the reuse of greywater in relation to home gardening activities, ascertain the perceptions on greywater reuse and lastly to determine the household food security status of the households. The study adapted a mixed research approach and a 4% sample size was used. Ninety five and seventy eight households were randomly selected for Ga-Seroka and Ga-Nkwana villages, respectively. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and the results were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version-23 software. General Household Survey (GHS) in combination with Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) were used to assess household food security status of the two villages. The key results revealed that background characteristics of importance on greywater reuse include household size, educational level and employment status even though they varied in these two areas. Accessibility and availability of food was found to be more of a challenge in Ga-Seroka village than in Ga-Nkwana village. Respondents from Ga-Seroka village reused their greywater more as they drained it directly into their gardens. According to the HFIAS classification measure, 85% and 73% of households were categorised as least food insecure, 15% and 26% as medium food insecure and 0% and 1% as severely food insecure in Ga-Nkwana and Ga-Seroka villages respectively. Ga-Seroka village respondents preferred to reuse their greywater more often as compared to respondents in Ga-Nkwana village and were not reluctant to use it in their gardens. In conclusion, reuse of greywater has a potential to improve household food security. There is a need for the government to subsidize the households with incentives such as quality seeds and fertilizers in order to enhance their productivity and thus improving their household food security. Keywords: Food security, availability, accessibility, land, water, Fetakgomo Local Municipality, greywater reuse. / National Research Foundation (NRF)

The subject of water scarcity and the rate of water consumption has become popular topics over the last few decades. It is possible that society may consume or contaminate much of the remaining readily available water if there is not a paradigm shift. This deep rooted concern has prompted investigations to identify alternative water use and treatment methods. Within this report, information is presented from the use of innovative water harvesting and on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS) at Florida’s Showcase Green Envirohome (FSGE.net), while also addressing low impact development (LID) practices. FSGE is a residential home that demonstrates methods that use less water and reduce pollution. Population increases have more than just an effect on the volume of water demanded. Adverse impacts on surface and groundwater quality are partially attributed to current design and operation of OSTDS. Nutrient loading from wastewater treatment systems may be a concern where numerous OSTDS are located within nutrient sensitive environments. Groundwater nitrate concentrations have been shown to exceed drinking water standards by factors of three or greater surrounding soil adsorption systems (Postma et al., 1992, Katz, 2010). As a contribution to efforts to reduce water use and improve water quality, this study investigates the viability and effectiveness of a residential integrated stormwater, graywater, and wastewater treatment system (ISGWTS) installed and operating for over a year at FSGE. ii Within this report is a continuation of results published previously that consisted of preCertificate of Occupancy (pre-CO) data and an optimization model at the Florida’s Showcase Green Envirohome (FSGE) in Indialantic, Florida (Rivera, 2010). This current report contains 12 months of post-CO data, along with data from bench scale models of the on-site septic treatment and disposal system (OSTDS). There are two main objectives of the study. The first objective is to quantify the performance of the passive treatment Bold & GoldTM reactive filter bed (FDOH classified “innovative system”) for nutrient removal. The second objective was to monitor the water quality of the combined graywater/stormwater cistern for non-potable use and assess the components (green roof, gutters, graywater piping). The performance of the passive innovative system is compared to past studies. Also a bench scale model that is constructed at the University of Central Florida (UCF) Stormwater Management Academy Research and Testing Lab (SMART Lab) is operated to provide data for two different retention times. Complex physical, biological, and chemical theories are applied to the analysis of wastewater treatment performance. The data from the OSTDS and stormwater/graywater cistern are assessed using statistical methods. The results of the OSTDS are compared to FDOH regulatory requirements for “Secondary Treatment Standards”, and “Advanced Secondary Treatment Standards” with promising results. The bench scale results verify that both nitrogen and phosphorus removal are occurring within the filter media and most likely the removals are due to iii biological activity as well as physiochemical sorption. The flow into the OSTDS has been reduced with the use of separate gray water system to only 29 gallons per person per day (gpcd). After the FSGE certificate of occupancy and for one year using the Bold & Gold Biosorption Activated Media (BAM), the TSS, BOD5, and CBOD5 are below the required 10 mg/L for the FDOH classified Advanced Secondary Treatment Systems. The effluent for the conventional drain field TSS, BOD5, and CBOD5 are above 10 mg/L (29.6, 35.7, and 29.0 mg/L). The effluent total nitrogen and total phosphorus for the innovative system are 29.7 mg/L and 4.1 mg/L, which are not low enough for the 20 mg/L nitrogen requirements, but are below the 10 mg/L phosphorus requirements. The conventional drain field has an effluent total nitrogen concentration of 70.1 mg/L and an effluent total phosphorus concentration of 10.6 mg/L, which both fail to meet FDOH Advanced Secondary Treatment requirements. The high nitrogen in the effluent can be attributed to high influent concentrations (about 3 times the average at about 150 mg/L). Longer residence times are shown to produce a removal greater than 90%. Also, nitrate average levels were below the 10 mg/L standard. The combined stormwater/graywater cistern is analyzed against irrigation standards. The graywater is filtered and disinfected with ozone to provide safe water for reuse. Nutrient concentrations are measured to compare with regulatory standards. For irrigation standards, salinity in the form of sodium, calcium, and magnesium are measured. Although high sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) and electrical conductivity (EC) values were recorded, their adverse iv impact on the vegetation has not been observed. . The only observed effect within the home to date is scale formation in the toilet. The use of potable water in FSGE is reduced to 41 gpcd using the integrated stormwater and graywater system. A minor volume of backup artesian well water was added to the cistern during the one year home occupancy phase. Based on less use of potable water and at the current potable water cost rate, the integrated stormwater and graywater system at FSGE will save the typical homeowner about $215 per year. If irrigation were used more often from the cistern, the cost savings in reduced potable water used for irrigation would increase the savings. The treatment cost for B&G BAM over a 40 year period of time based on a flow of 29 gpcd (as measured at FSGE) and for 4 persons is $2.07 per thousand gallons treated. The yearly cost of treatment is about $87.65. There is a reduction in potable water use estimated at 64% of the sewage flow (or 18.5 gpcd) which equates to about 27 thousand gallons in one year. The current average cost of potable water is $4.40 per thousand gallons. Based on reduced potable water usage, the savings per year are about $118.84. Thus the yearly savings in potable water cost ($118.84) offsets the cost of OSTDS treatment at FSGE for nutrient control ($87.65) using the data collected at FSGE. This comparison does not include the inflation cost of water over time. There is also an environmental preservation intangible cost (not quantifiable from this study) from reduced surface runoff and reduced pollutant discharges.

There are three important greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which are generated from the domestic wastewater treatment systems, including on-site and off-site sources. On-site emission of greenhouse gases occurs during process of wastewater treatment, while the off-site emission of greenhouse gases occurs during energy using and other supporting activities of the treatment system. The research established model to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from the domestic wastewater treatment systems, was named No.0 MTH model. The No.0 MTH model was based on balance equations of substrate and biomass, biochemical reactions and Monod kinetics equations for biological treatment reactors and writen by programing Scalable language. Model was calibrated and applied on the Yen So wastewater treatment plant, Ha Noi and the results were obtained at 22oC as follows: off-site GHG emission is 29,560 kgCO2-eq/day; on-site GHG emission is 13,534 kgCO2-eq/day, and the rate of on-site emission is 2.506 kgCO2-eq/ kg BOD. Maybe using the No.0 MTH model to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from the domestic wastewater treatment systems with similar biological methods. / Có 3 khí nhà kính quan trọng là khí Cacbonic (CO2), khí Mêtan (CH4), và khí Đinitơ monoxit (N2O) được phát sinh từ hệ thống xử lý nước thải sinh hoạt gồm cả nguồn trực tiếp và gián tiếp. Phát thải trực tiếp khí nhà kính (KHK) xảy ra trong suốt quá trình xử lý còn phát thải gián tiếp khí nhà kính xảy ra trong quá trình sử dụng năng lượng và các hoạt động phụ trợ bên ngoài hệ thống xử lý. Nghiên cứu đã thiết lập mô hình tính toán phát thải khí nhà kính từ hệ thống xử lý nước thải sinh hoạt, được đặt tên là mô hình MTH số 0. Mô hình MTH số 0 đã dựa trên các phương trình cân bằng khối lượng cơ chất và sinh khối, các phản ứng hóa sinh và phương trình Monod đối với các thiết bị xử lý sinh học và được viết trên ngôn ngữ lập trình scala. Mô hình đã được hiệu chỉnh và được áp dụng tính toán tại nhà máy xử lý nước thải sinh hoạt Yên Sở, thành phố Hà Nội và kết quả thu được tại 22oC như sau: phát thải KNK gián tiếp là 29.560 kgCO2-tđ/ngày và phát thải KNK trực tiếp là 13.534 kgCO2-tđ/ngày với tỷ lệ phát thải khí nhà kính trực tiếp là 2,506 kgCO2-tđ/ kgBOD. Có thể sử dụng mô hình MTH số 0 để tính toán phát thải khí nhà kính từ hệ thống xử lý nước thải sinh hoạt bằng phương pháp sinh học tương tự.

L’aménagement des systèmes d’assainissement conventionnel des eaux usées domestiques entraine actuellement la déplétion de ressources naturelles et la pollution des milieux récepteurs. L’utilisation d’une approche écosystémique plus globale telle que l’Assainissement Écologique, visant la fermeture du cycle de l’eau et des éléments nutritifs (phosphore et azote), contenus dans les excréments, par leur réutilisation à travers l’agriculture, permettrait d’améliorer de façon écologique cette situation. Toutefois, ce paradigme émergent est peu enseigné aux professionnels de l’aménagement responsables de sa planification, surtout au niveau de son application dans les pays développés nordiques. C’est pourquoi, afin d’améliorer la planification de ce type de système, il faut informer ces derniers des pratiques les plus adéquates à adopter. Pour y arriver, un scénario d’aménagement type a été développé à partir d’une revue exhaustive de la littérature et de l’analyse des données en se basant sur les recommandations de l’approche en fonction du contexte étudié. Ce scénario aidera les professionnels à mieux comprendre l’Assainissement Écologique et son aménagement. Il représente alors un point de départ pour les discussions interdisciplinaires et participatives que celui-ci requiert. En conclusion, il y a encore de nombreux manques d’informations concernant l’utilisation de traitements alternatifs dans les climats nordiques et l’acceptation de ceux-ci par les usagers. De plus, les cadres législatifs demeurent un obstacle considérable à l’aménagement d’un tel système. Cette recherche permet cependant de démystifier l’approche auprès des professionnels et pourrait aider à modifier certains cadres législatifs afin d’y intégrer sa philosophie. / At the moment, the planning of conventional sanitation systems for the treatment of domestic wastewater is responsible for the depletion of natural resources and pollution of receiving waters. A more holistic approach, respecting the local ecosystem, such as the new paradigm of Ecological Sanitation would greatly improve this situation. The idea pursues the closure of water and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus found in the human excreta) cycles through their reuse in agriculture. However, this new approach remains relatively unknown except for a few planning professionals responsible for the implementation of sanitation systems especially in the context of northern industrialized countries. Therefore to enhance the design of this kind of system, there is a need to educate and inform these professionals on more suitable treatment options to adopt. To achieve this, a planning scenario has been developed using a literature review and analysis of the data using a grid based on the recommendations of the paradigm when planned in this particular context. This scenario will help the professionals to better understand the philosophy of this approach and its implementation. It will represent a starting point for the interdisciplinary and participatory discussions that this approach demands. In conclusion, there is still a lack of knowledge surrounding the use of certain alternative options and their degree of acceptance by the public. Moreover, the legislation surrounding sanitation represents a significant obstacle to the implementation of this sort of alternative system. Still, this research helps the planning and design professionals demystify the new paradigm and may even be helpful in the modification of laws for the integration of its philosophy.

Esta pesquisa enfoca a avaliação do desempenho de nova configuração de unidade para tratamento biológico de esgoto sanitário por processo combinado, visando à remoção de nutrientes, especialmente nitrogênio. O sistema construído em escala piloto tem volume útil igual a 71,48 litros. Nesta nova configuração de reatores para tratamento terciário de esgoto sanitário, utilizaram-se três reatores sobrepostos, sendo: um reator UASB - “Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket"; um reator de leito móvel e filme fixo aeróbio (com aplicação de oxigênio puro); e, um reator de leito móvel e filme fixo com ambiente anóxico. O material suporte utilizado nos reatores de leito móvel e filme fixo constituiu alternativa inédita no tratamento de efluentes líquidos. Foram utilizadas cavilhas “ranhuradas" de madeira, de dimensões aproximadas de 8,0 mm de diâmetro por 8,0 mm de comprimento. O desempenho geral do sistema quanto à remoção de matéria carbonácea e compostos nitrogenados, e as associações microbianas formadas nos três reatores são objetos principais de estudo deste trabalho. Foram obtidos resultados de remoção de DQO e de nitrogênio bastante satisfatórios, sobretudo quando o tempo de detenção hidráulica total esteve próximo a 20 horas, incluindo o compartimento de decantação (94,6 % para DQO; e 96,7 % para N-NTK, com formação de nitrato em concentrações inferiores a 10,0 mgN-NO3-/l). O TDH estudado variou entre 5 e 24 horas para os sistema completo. O estudo dos consórcios de microrganismos forneceu excelentes resultados quanto à quantidade, diversidade, e atividade das populações desenvolvidas nos diferentes ambientes, confirmando o bom desempenho do sistema e o fornecimento de ambiente adequado para o desenvolvimento das diferentes populações nos três reatores. A idealização desta configuração tem como finalidade realização de tratamento de esgoto sanitário até nível terciário em planta compacta, podendo ser utilizada por pequenas e grandes comunidades, devido à possibilidade de se construir diversos módulos do sistema proposto. / This research is focused on the performance evaluation of a new system configuration of combined biological reactors, treating domestic wastewater till tertiary level. The pilot scale proposed system had a total useful volume of 71,48 liters. This new configuration involves three types of superposed reactors: an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket reactor; an aerobic fixed film mobile bed reactor (fed with pure oxygen); and a fixed film mobile bed reactor at anoxic environment. The support material used inside the fixed film mobile bed reactors was wood made grooved dowels. The main purposes of this work are to evaluate the systems general performance regarding COD and nitrogen removal, and the microbial associations inside the reactors. It reached quite satisfactory results regarding COD and nitrogen removal when the total hydraulic retention time (HRT) was around 20 hours, including the clarification zone volume (94,6 % for the COD; and 96,7 % for the TKN-N, whit nitrate formation below 10,0 mgN-NO3-/l). HRTs from 5 to 20 hours were studied. The microbial associations were present in large number, with a great diversity and high specific activities at the different environments, confirming the good results obtained and the suitable environment provided for the growth of the different populations inside the three reactors. The idealization of this treatment system has the goal to treat domestic wastewater from small to large communities till tertiary level, in compact treatment plants, due to the possibility of constructing several modules of the system.

L’aménagement des systèmes d’assainissement conventionnel des eaux usées domestiques entraine actuellement la déplétion de ressources naturelles et la pollution des milieux récepteurs. L’utilisation d’une approche écosystémique plus globale telle que l’Assainissement Écologique, visant la fermeture du cycle de l’eau et des éléments nutritifs (phosphore et azote), contenus dans les excréments, par leur réutilisation à travers l’agriculture, permettrait d’améliorer de façon écologique cette situation. Toutefois, ce paradigme émergent est peu enseigné aux professionnels de l’aménagement responsables de sa planification, surtout au niveau de son application dans les pays développés nordiques. C’est pourquoi, afin d’améliorer la planification de ce type de système, il faut informer ces derniers des pratiques les plus adéquates à adopter. Pour y arriver, un scénario d’aménagement type a été développé à partir d’une revue exhaustive de la littérature et de l’analyse des données en se basant sur les recommandations de l’approche en fonction du contexte étudié. Ce scénario aidera les professionnels à mieux comprendre l’Assainissement Écologique et son aménagement. Il représente alors un point de départ pour les discussions interdisciplinaires et participatives que celui-ci requiert. En conclusion, il y a encore de nombreux manques d’informations concernant l’utilisation de traitements alternatifs dans les climats nordiques et l’acceptation de ceux-ci par les usagers. De plus, les cadres législatifs demeurent un obstacle considérable à l’aménagement d’un tel système. Cette recherche permet cependant de démystifier l’approche auprès des professionnels et pourrait aider à modifier certains cadres législatifs afin d’y intégrer sa philosophie. / At the moment, the planning of conventional sanitation systems for the treatment of domestic wastewater is responsible for the depletion of natural resources and pollution of receiving waters. A more holistic approach, respecting the local ecosystem, such as the new paradigm of Ecological Sanitation would greatly improve this situation. The idea pursues the closure of water and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus found in the human excreta) cycles through their reuse in agriculture. However, this new approach remains relatively unknown except for a few planning professionals responsible for the implementation of sanitation systems especially in the context of northern industrialized countries. Therefore to enhance the design of this kind of system, there is a need to educate and inform these professionals on more suitable treatment options to adopt. To achieve this, a planning scenario has been developed using a literature review and analysis of the data using a grid based on the recommendations of the paradigm when planned in this particular context. This scenario will help the professionals to better understand the philosophy of this approach and its implementation. It will represent a starting point for the interdisciplinary and participatory discussions that this approach demands. In conclusion, there is still a lack of knowledge surrounding the use of certain alternative options and their degree of acceptance by the public. Moreover, the legislation surrounding sanitation represents a significant obstacle to the implementation of this sort of alternative system. Still, this research helps the planning and design professionals demystify the new paradigm and may even be helpful in the modification of laws for the integration of its philosophy.

Esta pesquisa enfoca a avaliação do desempenho de nova configuração de unidade para tratamento biológico de esgoto sanitário por processo combinado, visando à remoção de nutrientes, especialmente nitrogênio. O sistema construído em escala piloto tem volume útil igual a 71,48 litros. Nesta nova configuração de reatores para tratamento terciário de esgoto sanitário, utilizaram-se três reatores sobrepostos, sendo: um reator UASB - “Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket”; um reator de leito móvel e filme fixo aeróbio (com aplicação de oxigênio puro); e, um reator de leito móvel e filme fixo com ambiente anóxico. O material suporte utilizado nos reatores de leito móvel e filme fixo constituiu alternativa inédita no tratamento de efluentes líquidos. Foram utilizadas cavilhas “ranhuradas” de madeira, de dimensões aproximadas de 8,0 mm de diâmetro por 8,0 mm de comprimento. O desempenho geral do sistema quanto à remoção de matéria carbonácea e compostos nitrogenados, e as associações microbianas formadas nos três reatores são objetos principais de estudo deste trabalho. Foram obtidos resultados de remoção de DQO e de nitrogênio bastante satisfatórios, sobretudo quando o tempo de detenção hidráulica total esteve próximo a 20 horas, incluindo o compartimento de decantação (94,6 % para DQO; e 96,7 % para N-NTK, com formação de nitrato em concentrações inferiores a 10,0 mgN-NO3-/l). O TDH estudado variou entre 5 e 24 horas para os sistema completo. O estudo dos consórcios de microrganismos forneceu excelentes resultados quanto à quantidade, diversidade, e atividade das populações desenvolvidas nos diferentes ambientes, confirmando o bom desempenho do sistema e o fornecimento de ambiente adequado para o desenvolvimento das diferentes populações nos três reatores. A idealização desta configuração tem como finalidade realização de tratamento de esgoto sanitário até nível terciário em planta compacta, podendo ser utilizada por pequenas e grandes comunidades, devido à possibilidade de se construir diversos módulos do sistema proposto. / This research is focused on the performance evaluation of a new system configuration of combined biological reactors, treating domestic wastewater till tertiary level. The pilot scale proposed system had a total useful volume of 71,48 liters. This new configuration involves three types of superposed reactors: an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket reactor; an aerobic fixed film mobile bed reactor (fed with pure oxygen); and a fixed film mobile bed reactor at anoxic environment. The support material used inside the fixed film mobile bed reactors was wood made grooved dowels. The main purposes of this work are to evaluate the systems general performance regarding COD and nitrogen removal, and the microbial associations inside the reactors. It reached quite satisfactory results regarding COD and nitrogen removal when the total hydraulic retention time (HRT) was around 20 hours, including the clarification zone volume (94,6 % for the COD; and 96,7 % for the TKN-N, whit nitrate formation below 10,0 mgN-NO3-/l). HRTs from 5 to 20 hours were studied. The microbial associations were present in large number, with a great diversity and high specific activities at the different environments, confirming the good results obtained and the suitable environment provided for the growth of the different populations inside the three reactors. The idealization of this treatment system has the goal to treat domestic wastewater from small to large communities till tertiary level, in compact treatment plants, due to the possibility of constructing several modules of the system.

ABSTRACT This Master’s work deals with plumbing system in the kindergarten. The theoretical part focuses on the use of greywater as service water. The thesis includes the design of several variants with their assessment. The project for construction is also part of thesis

This master’s work deals with drainage of domestic wastewater and rainwater and in-ternal distribution of drinkable and fire water in the factory in Brno-Slatina. The theoretical part solves question about preparation and distribution of hot utility water. The work also focuses on possible solutions of the given specialization. The technical part solves the internal distribution of the sanitary technology in the selected variant.